Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
WILLIAM COWPERAbsence of proof is not proof of absence.
More William Cowper Quotes
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A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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Manner is all in all, whate’er is writ,The substitute for genius, sense, and wit.
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This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life’s long race.
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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
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Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer keeps the Christian’s armor bright; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
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The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r. Blind unbelief is sure to err And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.
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Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
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The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.
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The Spirit breathes upon the Word and brings the truth to sight.
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God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
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Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
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